Actor Rajkummar Rao on Tuesday said he was looking for an opportunity to step out of the box and he found it in “Maalik” where he essays the role of a gangster.
Set against the gritty backdrop of 1980s Allahabad, the action thriller is a hard-hitting tale of ambition, power, and survival that explores the price of rising in a world ruled by guns, greed, and loyalty. It is directed by filmmaker Pulkit of “Bhakshak” fame.
“There are very few instances when an actor gets the opportunity to break an image, and I’m always looking for such roles, like I did with ‘Srikanth’.
“As an actor, there’s always a hunger to do new and challenging roles. I’m glad ‘Maalik’ came my way. I thoroughly enjoyed being part of it,” Rao told reporters at the trailer launch of “Maalik”.
The movie marks the second collaboration between Rao and Pulkit after they worked together on the 2017 series “Bose: Dead/Alive”.
Rao, known for his acclaimed performances in “Shahid”, “Newton”, “Stree”, and “Srikanth”, said he is hoping people like his work in “Maalik”.